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I don’t have time for as long a discussion as this deserves, but I want to highlight the attached excerpt from Edith Packer’s “Cicero’s Presentation of Epicurean Ethics.” The topic is a key authority for our understanding of Epicurean Ethics, the presentation by Torquatus in Cicero’s …

Recently in the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook book the question was asked: “How would Epicurus account for depression?” Before I give my answer, however, it first has to be said that depression for biological/chemical reasons i primarily a medical question. Putting the medical cases aside, what …

“On The Nature of Things” can seem very tedious to the modern reader in its discussion of atoms and void, and the poem can get even more confusing when the reader gets to the parts on ‘images.’ Just remember that the purpose of the atom and …

Peace and Safety to the Epicureans of today, no matter where you might be – Happy Twentieth! In the days since our last Twentieth we’ve had, in the Epicurean Philosophy Facebook group, more opportunities to compare Epicurean and Stoic philosophies. For today’s Twentieth I bring …